#A656D5
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(60.4% 0.195 311), rgb(166, 86, 213).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.91:1).
About this color
#A656D5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.195 and its hue 311°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.91:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.195) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 4.91:1 |
| White text | 4.27:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A656D5 |
| RGB | rgb(166, 86, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 60%, 59%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.4% 0.195 311) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #A656D5 | 4.27:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A656D5 | 4.91:1 | AA | Lc 35.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A656D5 text on white | 4.27:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A656D5 text on black | 4.91:1 | AA | Lc -32.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F8F3FC
oklch(97.1% 0.013 310.5)
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Step 100
100
#F0E5F8
oklch(93.6% 0.028 311.3)
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Step 200
200
#E4D0F4
oklch(88.5% 0.053 310.1)
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Step 300
300
#D4AFEE
oklch(80.8% 0.095 310.9)
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Step 400
400
#BF83E6
oklch(70.8% 0.152 310.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A656D5
oklch(60.4% 0.195 311)
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Step 600
600
#9A40CC
oklch(55.6% 0.212 310.8)
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Step 700
700
#8430B0
oklch(49.1% 0.197 311.2)
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Step 800
800
#6B2A8F
oklch(42.8% 0.163 310.8)
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Step 900
900
#572872
oklch(37.8% 0.127 311.1)
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Step 950
950
#331843
oklch(27% 0.082 311.1)
#A656D5 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #2677D9 | 0.172 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4A7CD2 | 0.152 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A06E8D | 0.136 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.196 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A656D5
#A656D5
oklch(60.4% 0.195 311)
- #5D9400
#5D9400
oklch(60.5% 0.165 130.9)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #A656D5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #A656D5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.037
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.043
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.047
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.061
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.062
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.066
- Dark Orchid #9932CC ΔE 0.070
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.072
Use #A656D5 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.